Regular repetition automates behavior into habits via basal ganglia consolidation
Is it true that regular repetition automates behavior into habits via basal ganglia consolidation?
Yes. Multiple neuroscience and behavioral studies support the claim that regular repetition automates behaviors into habits through consolidation processes mediated by the basal ganglia.
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The retrieved literature consistently supports the foundational neuroscience consensus that the basal ganglia (particularly the striatum, including the dorsolateral striatum and putamen) are critical neural substrates for procedural memory, motor automaticity, and the consolidation of habitual behavior.
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Foerde, K. & Shohamy, D. (2011). The role of the basal ganglia in learning and memory: Insight from Parkinson's disease. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nlm.2011.08.006
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Y, V., NR, M., DJ, O., JM, R., SP, M., & PH, J. (2019). Distinct recruitment of dorsomedial and dorsolateral striatum erodes with extended training.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.49536
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Rusu, S. I. & Pennartz, C. (2019). Learning, memory and consolidation mechanisms for behavioral control in hierarchically organized cortico‐basal ganglia systems. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1002/hipo.23167
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ISR, C., D, G., PFC, d. M., CMM, N., EM, P., CM, C., CDF, R., & MLP, d. S. (2023). Habits and Persistent Food Restriction in Patients with Anorexia Nervosa: A Scoping Review.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13110883
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RJ, C., DJ, N., AN, N., RL, M., SR, K., A, M., A, W., AN, V., DF, M., S, M., V, S., NJ, B., N, R., KM, S., JS, M., FI, W., B, A., JL, R., AZ, S., BP, K., ME, R., TO, L., EM, G., & NUF, D. (2025). Disuse-driven plasticity in the human thalamus and putamen.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115570
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The retrieved literature consistently supports the foundational neuroscience consensus that the basal ganglia (particularly the striatum, including the dorsolateral striatum and putamen) are critical neural substrates for procedural memory, motor automaticity, and the consolidation of habitual behavior.
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